Leonard A. Ensminger Award (Trauma Surgery)

Leonard A. Ensminger, MD - 1879-1963

Leonard Ensminger was born in Crawfordsville in 1879, and stayed on in this northwestern Indiana community, where he entered Wabash College. He graduated with the usual honors, and entered the School of Medicine at Indiana University, graduating in 1908. He joined the faculty thereafter, maintaining his interest in orthopaedic surgery. He was quite active in the Industrial Clinic of Indianapolis, as well as serving as chief physician of the New York Central System in Indianapolis. Upon retirement in 1947, he recalled that the worst tragedy was the 1903 Purdue University football team special that killed 17 people. He said rescuers worked two days without pause, caring for the injured. Under Dr. Ensminger, the railroad began periodic physical examinations for its employees and he was in charge of regulations for food handling on trains and supplying pure water for diner and passenger cars. Dr. Ensminger was Chairman of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Indiana University School of Medicine, and remained active in soft tissue and bone trauma, and it is appropriate that the Trauma Award of the Indiana Chapter, American College of Surgeons be named in his honor. Information from Indiana State Medical Association and Indianapolis Star

Award Winners


1993 Neil A. Grieshop, M.D.1994 Michael J. Bittles, M.D.1995 Scott A. Engrum, M.D.1996 David Schindel, M.D.1997 Charles Hyre, M.D.1998 Charles Hyre, M.D.1999 David Lee, M. D.2000 Alan Ladd, M. D.2001 Alan Ladd, M.D.2002 Rafael Azuaje, M.D.2003 John Sandoval, M.D.2004 Ben Tsai, M.D.2005 Kelly Mattix, M.D.2006 Matt Blanton, M.D.2007 Joshua Winters, MD2008 Micah Smith, M.D.2009 Adam Hall,MD2010 Sarah Kamel, MD2011 Jacob Miller, MD2012 William A. Kunkle, MD2013 Christiane Ueno, MD2014 Daniel Weber, MD2015 Christopher Reed, MD​2016 Daniel P. Milgrom, MD